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Aug. 15, 1933. M. KNQRPP 1,922,208

PACKAGE Fired oct. so', 1931 Patented Aug. l5, 1933 PATENT OFFICE1,922,208 PACKAGE Maxwell Knox-pp, Long Island City, N. Y., as-

signor to Knorpp Candy Company, Brooklyn, N. Y., a Corporation of NewYork Application October 30, 1931.

Serial No. 572,021

2 Claims. (Cl. 20G-44) The present invention relates broadly topackaging and more especially to a display package for frangible foodproducts.

'Ihe present invention comprises more par- 5 ticularly a container for aplurality of edible objects such as marshmallow chicks, rabbits, or thelike, which are sold primarily due to appearance and shape of themolding, and. therefore, the element of display is a major factor in thesales thereof.

IAnother feature is that while the objects are displayed for view, theyare of such nature as require protection from dust and dirt and alsorequire sealing to retain normal moisture, and because of the price atwhich suchobjects must be sold, the cost of the package must necessarilybe low.

The present invention provides a solution for the above problems bycomprising a plurality of open compartments wrapped in a sealed film ofthe type known to the trade as cellophane. More especially, thepreferred formlof the invention comprises an open frame in which apartition unit member is set with the merchandise arranged in cellsprovided by the partition unit and with the frame and partition unitcompletely covered with transparent cellophane or the like so that bothsides of the package are open for clear vision to permit the purchaserto have a. complete view of the goods, while the goods are thoroughlyprotected from dust and dirt and the normal moisture and aroma of thegoods are sealed in the package.

Another feature of the present invention is that the frame which maycarry advertising and ornamentation is preferably collapsible and thepartition unit adapted to be mounted in the frame is likewisecollapsible so that the package materials may be stored,in a relativelysmall space. When the frame is expanded and the partition unit set inplace therein and the goods placed in the compartments or cells and thewhole sealed in cellophane, the cellophane covering resists forcestending to distort the package so that the complete package becomes' asuiiiciently rigid unit capable of withstanding shipping and handlingstresses without danger of collapse.

Other and further objects of the present invention will in part beobvious and will in part be pointed out hereinafter by reference to theaccompanying drawing forming a part of the disclosure herewith. It is tobe understood that the disclosure is illustrative and not to be con 5siderea in the limiting sense.

Fig. 1 is a perspective view illustrating the completely formed package.

Fig. 2 illustrates the elements of the package partially disassembled.

Fig. 3 is a cross section on line 3 3 of Fig. 1. 60

The preferred form of the package comprises a cardboard open framemember which, when expanded, comprises a rectangular frame A having topand bottom members 1 and side members 2. A partition unit B is adaptedto set into said g5 frame A and preferably, the partition unit comprisesstrips of cardboard forming shelves 4 and other strips of cardboardcomprising partitions 5. The strips of cardboard are each slotted onehalf of their width in order that the shelf members may be telescopedover the partition members until the edges of both members liesubstantially in a common plane. When the shelf members 4 and thepartition members 5 are interlocked and set in expanded relation, cellsor compartments 6 are formed to hold merchandise 7. The merchandise 7,in the present case illustrated as marshmallow chicks, are placed in thecompartments and a iilm of cellophane C is wrapped around the entirepackage in such manso ner as to provide two transparent sheets, one oneach side of the package to comprise windows 8 through which the goodsmay be viewed for either side of the package, while at the same timethoroughly sealing the goods against contamination and retaining themoisture in the package. The ends 9 of the shelves 4 and the ends 10 ofthe partitions 5 contact with the frame and provide spaces ll and l2around the merchandise cells so that the goods are protected fromextraneous shocks delivered to the frame A during shipping and handling.

The frames and the partition members are so constructed as to fold fiatwhen stored and to be expanded when ready for receiving the merchandise.The cellophane wrapper around the package sustains any stresses tendingto distort the correspondingly opposite sides, means carried bycompartments open on correspondingly opposits,` sides, the ends oi' saidstrips of said filler extending beyond said compartments and intoengagement with the inner side wall of said frame to form spaces betweensaid compartments and said frame, and a sealed transparent wrapperforming a complete covering for said package whereby said goods may beviewed without breaking said wrapper.

MAXWEIL KNORPP.

